The Phils top Pittsburgh, 13 – 11, as Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle. Wrightstone adds a double as he goes 5 for 6 with 4 long hits.

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On June 11, 1926 The Phils top Pittsburgh, 13 – 11, as Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle. Wrightstone adds a double as he goes 5 for 6 with 4 long hits.

In Washington‚ Al Simmons hits a solo homer‚ off Walter Johnson‚ into the CF stands. The A’s beat the “Big Train”‚ 5 – 3‚ behind the pitching of Slim Harriss.

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In Washington‚ Al Simmons hits a solo homer‚ off Walter Johnson‚ into the CF stands. The A’s beat the “Big Train”‚ 5 – 3‚ behind the pitching of Slim Harriss.

Before the Braves-Cubs game at Wrigley Field, Grover Cleveland Alexander is given the keys to a Lincoln automobile, a gift from the fans. The Braves then cuff Alex around and win, 7 – 1. When the Cubs end their homestand, Alexander will be left behind in Chicago, and then waived.

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Before the Braves-Cubs game at Wrigley Field, Grover Cleveland Alexander is given the keys to a Lincoln automobile, a gift from the fans. The Braves then cuff Alex around and win, 7 – 1. When the Cubs end their homestand, Alexander will be left behind in Chicago, and then waived.

In Kansas City, Monarchs shortstop Dobie Moore’s six-and-a-half year Negro League career is ended when he is shot in the lower leg and suffers a compound fracture to his left tibia.

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In Kansas City, Monarchs shortstop Dobie Moore’s six-and-a-half year Negro League career is ended when he is shot in the lower leg and suffers a compound fracture to his left tibia.

Behind Pete Donohue, the Reds whip the Giants, 11 – 6, and move into first place. Led by the National League’s two top contact hitters – C Bubbles Hargrave at .353 and OF Cuckoo Christensen at .350 – and the pitching of Donohue, Carl Mays and Eppa Rixey, they’ll stay in first until mid-July.

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Behind Pete Donohue, the Reds whip the Giants, 11 – 6, and move into first place. Led by the National League’s two top contact hitters – C Bubbles Hargrave at .353 and OF Cuckoo Christensen at .350 – and the pitching of Donohue, Carl Mays and Eppa Rixey, they’ll stay in first until mid-July.

Chicago’s Grover Cleveland Alexander beats the Giants, 6 – 4, with George McQuillan taking the loss. It is Alex’s last win in a Cubs uniform.

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Chicago’s Grover Cleveland Alexander beats the Giants, 6 – 4, with George McQuillan taking the loss. It is Alex’s last win in a Cubs uniform.

More than 45,000 fans at the Polo Grounds watch Jess Petty of the Brooklyn Robins post an Opening Day, 3 – 0, one-hitter over the New York Giants. The Giants will win seven in a row after the opener, only to be beaten again by Petty, 2 – 1, on April 24th.

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More than 45,000 fans at the Polo Grounds watch Jess Petty of the Brooklyn Robins post an Opening Day, 3 – 0, one-hitter over the New York Giants. The Giants will win seven in a row after the opener, only to be beaten again by Petty, 2 – 1, on April 24th.

For the first time in the 50-year history of the franchise, the Cubs end the season in last place. The team, managed by Bill Killefer (33-42), Rabbit Maranville (23-30), and George Gibson (12-14), compiles a 68-86 record and finishes 27.5 games behind the first-place Pirates.

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For the first time in the 50-year history of the franchise, the Cubs end the season in last place. The team, managed by Bill Killefer (33-42), Rabbit Maranville (23-30), and George Gibson (12-14), compiles a 68-86 record and finishes 27.5 games behind the first-place Pirates.